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Archive for March 2005
The Door Interview
John Carney interviewed us for the Wittenburg Door a few months back and the interview is now on their site as an “online extra.” Check it out. You can see some ...
Comments Away!
We’ve changed the comment system so TypeKey authentication is no longer required. We hope this will generate more conversation without unleashing the floodgates of spam. Older comments will be moderated, ...
Blue Like Jazz: Inadvertent Lessons for Church Marketing
I read Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz this week and a few things stuck out at me. It’s not a marketing book, but it does have a perspective that can ...
What’s Working For You?
Terry Storch asked us to write an entry for the ‘What’s Working For You’ series on his blog (which features lots of folks smarter than us sharing practical wisdom). Our ...
Diversity in the Pews
The Church of Saint Joseph in Spring Valley, N.Y. has something few other churches have: diversity. Weekly attendance is at nearly 4,000, spread over services in four languages: English, Spanish, ...
He Is Risen, Now What?
With the Easter weekend behind us, many pastors will be taking today off (some for the whole week) as a well-deserved break from the intensity of all things Easter. In ...
Seth Godin on Church Marketing
According to the New York Times (registration required), Radiant Church in Surprise, Ariz. spends $16,000 per year on Krispy Kreme donuts. And I thought Baptists liked to eat. Quoth marketing ...
Finding a Church
You can bet finding a church is no easy task, as the Indianapolis Star points out. And you better believe marketing has a lot to do with whether or not ...
Blog by Hugh Hewitt
Conservative author, radio show host and one of the top 20 bloggers, Hugh Hewitt, talks about the information shaping power of the blogosphere in his new book, Blog. It tries ...
Lenten Blogging
The Miami Herald covers Lenten blogging: “The idea is that church is not a Sunday thing anymore; it’s going to be something that permeates your life,” said Jeff Sharlet, editor of ...
Chicago Churches Lure Latinos with Marketing
Newsweek has an article this week covering churches in the Chicago area and how they’re catering to Latinos. On the upside, several churches are finding success using marketing methods like ...
How Does Your Church Rank?
As many as 100 incognito church reviewers will descend on London churches on April 24. It’s part of the “Mystery Worshipper” series by online magazine ShipofFools.com. Where would your church stand ...
Liquor in Church? Not in Maryland.
A Maryland church caused a ruckus after applying for a liquor license for their new banquet hall, and then quickly withdrew the application after a state lawmaker raised concerns. “Many communities ...
The Seneca Creek Mailers
This weekend Todd Rhoades sent us an e-mail pointing out a series of mailers sent out by Seneca Creek Community Church in Germantown, Md. It’s not clear from the images ...
A Few Good Pastors
Earlier this year, I got an email from Pastor Robin Bailey, a Church Marketing Sucks participator and big fan of churches that get communication and marketing right. (You may remember ...
